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As a former high school teacher, Tim Walz represents a rarity among politicos. PeopleImages/E+ via Getty Images

Tim Walz’s candidacy for vice president underscores the political power of teachers

Christopher Chambers-Ju, University of Texas at Arlington and Melissa Arnold Lyon, University at Albany, State University of New York

Throughout the world, teachers and their unions have played a crucial role in politics and democracy. This election, they can play a similar role in the US.

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